The annual celebration of the birthday of the City of Newark will be held September 20-23 and planning has been going on since January. The theme this year is "Cirque de Newark". The park and community center will be bulging with a variety of circus and other entertainment activities. There will be Swan Bros Circus in the tent, Kent Family Circus on "The Side Show" stage, bands-singers and dancers on "The Center Ring Stage, "Jurassic Circus" in the Community Center, a fantastic fine art, photography and quilt show, and arts, crafts & trade section, car & truck show, contests and much more. Of course, the popular kid's parade, carnival, the big Saturday parade, children's crafts will be on hand to entertain.

Applications are now available for Food & Game booth space. No duplication of food is allowed. Food booth applications are now being accepted on a 1st come-1st served basis and will be received until September 14th. However, if you wish to be in Newark Days advertising, the deadline is August 15th. All applications are available at the Newark Community Center, Newark Library, The Silliman Center, Newark Chamber of Commerce and the League of Volunteers Community Service Center, 36120 Ruschin Dr., Newark. You may also download the application at 222.newarkdays.org. All Newark Days events are open to anyone interested in participating. Last year, 129,000 people attended from all over the Bay Area so don't miss this opportunity to be apart of a major event in Southern Alameda County. For more information or to have an application mailed to you if you do not have internet access, call (510)793-5683.